Tiny, Beautiful Things

Time is like money, right? How much of it we spend on someone or something, wether it in great or small amount will be proportionate to how much we desire, want or believe something is important to us.

“The small, personal battles I won over the course of a year didn’t alter world history, but they completely changed the trajectory of my life. They established a new vector for me founded in the realisation that every moment and every choice is significant. They taught me to live my life with urgent diligence, and to not withhold making a contribution, regardless of how unremarkable it may seem at the time. I know that my contribution is defined by how I choose to engage the battles I face everyday, and that my legacy is nothing but a series of choices to engage in or abstain from action.

You have an infinite amount of focus, time, and energy to offer the world, and it can never be reclaimed once its spent. Theres no use in wasting your time laminating the past, because you cannot control it. Rather, I urge you to focus on whats next. Ultimately, your life will be measured by what you gave, not what you received. Don’t hold out on the rest of us – we need you to contribute. Spend your life building a body of work you will be proud of. Engage today with urgency and diligence. Plant seeds everyday that will yield a harvest later. Tomorrow is only an unfulfilled wish, so live and work as if today is all you have. If you do, you will be able to lie your head down each night satisfied with your work, and in the end, you will not die empty of regret, but full of satisfaction for a life well lived.”

Powerful stuff, eh?

I’ve been thinking about time (and what we do with it, and how its spent) a lot lately. On top of the accumulation of how we spend time and how important that is, this video reminded me of just how quickly time eludes us, making, perhaps, building that body of work even more important (now).

This speech by Kate Winslet that popped up on my Facebook feed this week, was another reminder of the importance of acknowledging and celebrating small personal victories (and that success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in, day out).

Divide syrup and raspberries among 4 tall glasses and stir gently. Dividing evenly, add ice cream and top off each with float and more lemonade, if desired.What are your thoughts on time and contribution?

Comments

Chocolate Tiffin sounds amazing. I never heard of it, but after a quick google search I learned something new 🙂
I liked what you wrote about ‘time’. I agree that time is precious and not to be wasted. Though for me it is sometimes hard to know when to push through and when to rest.

Oh Father Time. It’s funny how when we’re younger, we want time to hurry up. And then as we get older, we want time to slow down. Those are some great thoughts (and quotes) about time. It’s definitely important to shed all that extra stuff in our lives and concentrate on the important things. Like that delicious tiffin! (I wasn’t familiar with the word ‘tiffin’ either, but I googled it like Natanja. Thanks for sharing!) 🙂

Todd Henry’s words are powerful and inspirational! Time is a crazy thing and I’m a huge believer in living each day like it could be your last. Truth is none of us is guaranteed tomorrow. I’m thinking I need to spend some of my time today devouring your milkshake and following it up with a tiffin or two! I mean, life is to be enjoyed right?! Great post, chicka! Cheers to a beautiful day!

I love reading your posts, they are so inspirational. And the food photos have me drooling. I might have to make myself those tiffins. Time is a precious commodity and I am mindful of using my time properly to achieve the right balances 🙂

I really enjoy coming to your blog nowadays, your posts are always so inspirational.
And love that Chocolate Tiffin! I’ve never heard of it before, but definitely making it now 🙂
Pinned of course (actually every single picture here)!

This is such an inspirational post. I have not seen the video of the 0-16 year old girl. What a fascinating video that was. And Kate Winslet’s speech.Such beautiful words from such a beautiful woman.
And these recipes.. I am in such a vegan kick right now.. I am loving that chocolate tiffin recipe.
Cheers! <3

Inspiring words about time! I think it is important to reflect on how we spend time and how to make the best of our time. There are many things we can buy but time is not one of them and therefore I think it is the most precious thing given to us!

I LOVE tiffin! Especially with cherries in it- fab!
I much prefer to spend money doing things than buying things- this week I have been spending a bit of time in the evening sitting in my garden, which is just so peaceful.